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No Days More! Broadway's LES MISERABLES revival raised the barricade last night, as the show officially opened at the Imperial Theatre. Below, check out the FIRST sizzling photos of the new cast and production on stage. Do you hear the people sing?
The cast of the new LES MIZ features Ramin Karimloo (West End and Toronto star of Les Miserables, and The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies in London) as Jean Valjean; Will Swenson (Tony Award-nominated star of Broadway's Hair and Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as Javert; Caissie Levy (West End and Broadway star of Ghost and Hair and Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked) as Fantine; Nikki M. James (Tony Award winner for The Book of Mormon) as Eponine; Andy Mientus (who captured the hearts of TV viewers with his portrayal of Kyle Bishop on the NBC series "Smash") as Marius; Samantha Hill (Christine in The Phantom of the Opera) as Cosette; acclaimed Canadian actor Cliff Saunders (The 39 Steps) as Thenardier; Tony Award-nominee Keala Settle (Hands on a Hardbody) as Madame Thenardier and Kyle Scatliffe, (the West End production of The Scottsboro Boys) as the revolutionary Enjolras.
This newly re-imagined Les Miserables grossed over $160 million in its recent two and a half year American tour, and recently broke box office records, receiving rave reviews and capacity crowds with the Canadian production at the Princess of Wales in Toronto. This new version of Les Miserables, which premiered in the U.K. in 2009, inspired filmmakers to make the immensely successful Oscar/Golden Globe/BAFTA-winning movie.
Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, original adaption by Trevor Nunn and John Caird and additional material by James Fenton. The original Les Miserables orchestrations are by John Cameron with new orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke, Stephen Metcalfe and Stephen Brooker.
The new production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell, with set and image design by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter and projections realized by Fifty-Nine Productions. Musical staging is by Michael Ashcroft and Geoffrey Garratt. Musical supervision is by Stephen Brooker and musical direction by James Lowe.
Kyle Scatliffe as Enjolras & Ramin Karimloo as Valjean - photo by Matthew Murphy
A scene from LES MISERABLES. Photo by Matthew Murphy
Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean. Photo by Matthew Murphy
Nikki M. James as Eponine. Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
Andy Mientus as Marius, Nikki M. James as Eponine and Samantha Hill as Cosette
Adam Monley as The Bishop and Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean. Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
A scene from LES MISERABLES. Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean. Photo by Matthew Murphy
Gaten Matarazzo as Gavroche. Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
Cliff Saunders and Keala Settle as The Thenardiers. Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean. Photo by Matthew Murphy
Andy Mientus and Nikki M. James. Photo by Matthew Murphy
Will Swenson as Javert. Photo by Matthew Murphy
Cliff Saunders and Keala Settle as The Thenardiers. Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
Andy Mientus as Marius . Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
Will Swenson as Javert and Ramin Karimloo as Valjean . Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
Will Swenson as Javert. Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
Caissie Levy as Fantine. Photo by Matthew Murphy
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